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Dear Mr. May:

This office is in receipt of your opinion request directed to Attorney General Richard P. Ieyoub. The request has been assigned to me for research and resolution.

We paraphrase and restate the facts as related in your request. Jackson Parish, Louisiana was formerly divided into ten wards. The most recent local option elections reflect the following results:

Dry Wards: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 7

Wet Wards: 2(never held any election) 10

Partial Wards: 8(wet inside of Hodge dry outside); and 9(wet inside of Jonesboro dry outside).

The Jackson Parish Police Jury adopted a reapportionment plan…